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We’ll admit it: driving onto the Paramount Studios lot in the heart of Hollywood makes us feels like stars, but were were not alone. Last night, (October 2, 2010) a couple thousand of LA’s hypest skateboarding fans joined Vans for the 6th Annual Downtown Showdown. It was a crazy, four-feature, traveling skate contest that took up five pseudo downtown streets on the back lot and delivered four hours of non-stop action.
This year’s features included Pretzel Grip’s (Girl/Anti Hero) freaky figure eight speed track the “Time Trials Classic,” Black Label’s “Off the Wagon” gap to stair set, Zero’s “Blood Bath” volcano, and Foundation’s “F’d Up Stair Set.” The crowd followed the skaters from one feature to the other while the entire thing was filmed and broadcast live on the web. There was almost too much going to keep track.
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Here’s a break down of the best performances of the day (in feature order):
Pretzel Grip’s “Time Trials Classic”
1. Omar Hassan (Black Label) 11.68 – $2,500
2. Steven Reeves (Powell Peralta)11.72 – $1,500
3. Nolan Munroe (Powell Peralta) 11.78 – $1,000
4. Tony Miorana 12.22
5. Tyler Mumma 12.28
6. Tony Trujillo 12.34
7. Phil Zwijsen 12.35
8. Jake Duncombe 12.37
9. Rob Loriface 12.38
10. Dan Burman 12.44
11. Taylor Smith 13.35
12. Johnny Layton 15.25
13. Daniel Lutheran 16.28
14. Ben Hatchell 16.37
15. Nick Garcia 16.78
16. Nick Merlino 22.47
Black Label’s “Off the Wagon”
1. Chris Cole (Zero) 98.33 – $2,500
2. Chris Pfanner (Pretzel Grip/Anti-Hero) 91.67 – $1,500
3. Nick Merlino (Foundation) 88.33 – $1,000
4. Nassim Guammaz 85.00
5. Vincent Alvarez 84.33
6. Billy Marks 76.67
7. Abdias Rivera 74.00
8. Danny Cerenzini 71.67
9. jordan Hoffart 70.33
10. Kevin Romar 67.00
11. Matt Bennett 66.67
12. Chris Troy 66.00
13. Dan Burman 65.67
14. Shuriken Shannan 61.33
15. Josh Hawkins 54.33
16. Bjorn Johnson 51.67
Zero’s “Blood Bath”
1. Vincent Alvarez (Pretzel Grip/Chocolate) – $2,500
2. Guillaume Mocqui (Element) – $1,500
3. Tony Trujillo (Pretzel Grip/Anti-Hero) – $1,000
4. Tommy Sandoval 86.00
5. Ross McGouran 85.33
6. Jake Duncombe 78.00
7. Nick Merlino 77.33
8. Omar Hassan 77.00
9. Steven Reeves 77.00
10. Kieran Reilly 73.00
11. Tony Cervantes 71.33
12. Shane Borland 66.00
13. Johnny Layton 61.33
14. Taylor Smith 59.00
15. Nick Trapasso 55.00
16. Adam Alfara 30.00
Foundation’s “F’d Up Stair Set”
1. Nick Merlino (Foundation) 92.67 – $2,500
2. Garrett Hill (Zero) 92.33 – $1,500
3. Chris Cole (Zero) 89.33 – $1,000
4. Vincent Alvarez 85.67
5. Vincent Luevanos 83.33
6. Chris Troy 82.33
7. Chris Pfanner 76.00
8. Aldren Garcia 73.33
9. Josh Hawkins 73.00
10. Jake Duncombe 72.33
11. Nick Trapasso 69.67
12. Marquise Preston 65.67
13. Peter Raffin 62.33
14. Boo Johnson 59.33
15. Daniel Lutheran 55.00
16. Kevin Romar 37.33
Top Am Performance – Nick Merlino (Foundation) – $5,000
Top Pro Performance – Vincent Alvarez (Pretzel Grip/Chocolate) – $5,000
Overall Team Winners
1. Pretzel Grip (Girl/Anti-Hero) ($30,000),
2. Zero 2nd ($15,000),
3. Powell Peralta 3rd ($5,000)
4. Element
5. Foundation
6. Blind
7. Black Label
8. Toy Machine
A big thanks to all of the teams and riders that represented including: Brian Anderson, Tony Trujillo, Frank Gerwer, Rick Howard, Vincent Alvarez, Chris Pfanner, Chris Cole, Garrett Hill, Tommy Sandoval, Jamie Tancowny, Ben Hatchell, Leo Romero, Billy Marks, Johnny Layton, Matt Bennett, Daniel Lutheran, Collin Provost, Nick Merlino, Elijah Berle, Marquis Preston, Taylor Smith, Abdias Rivera, Adam Alfaro, Chris Troy, Omar Hassan, Peter Raffin, Tyler Mumma, Ronnie Creager, Jake Duncombe, Kevin Romar, Sean Sheffey, Chad Tim Tim, Levi Brown, Nick Garcia, Boo Johnson, Jordan Hoffart, Chad Bartie, Josh Hawkins and more.
